A/N: Here it is! Chapter 4! I think it's the longest one I've written... idk... anyway, please R&R! Sorry I had to delete it and repost it... I forgot to put in the disclaimer (just pretend it's there for the other 3 chapters).
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters... they all belong to the amazing Cassandra Clare :)
The house was even more gigantic from the inside. Clary felt that if she were left alone in this house, she'd get lost within its depths. She briefly wondered where all of the partygoers were but then realised that they would probably be outside at the pool- it was a pool party, after all. She and her two friends found their way to the yard, and Clary gaped. The yard was huge- about the size of a football field! The pool was in the middle of the yard. It was rectangular and had jets of water arcing over it. Several people, both girls and boys, were splashing around and laughing in the pool, which had color-changing balls floating around on top of it. There was a bubbling hot tub on one side of the pool, and a couple was making out in it. A bar was situated at one end of the yard, and Clary, Aline, and Helen went to stand next to it so they could wait for Kaelie and Seelie. Clary realised that half of the people at the party would be drunk in a short while, and that, once Kaelie and Seelie arrived, they would be among the endrunkened ones. (One thing Clary hated about this type of parties was that she always seemed to end up holding back Kaelie's and Seelie's hair while they threw up after being intoxicated.) Shaking herself out of these thoughts, Clary admired the rest of the yard. There were trees lining three of the sides of the yard, and there were strands of lights strung between all of the trees. Glittery streamers adorned some of the trees. There were speakers in several locations throughout the yard, and they were currently blasting "Hotline Bling" by Drake. Most of the teenagers who weren't in the pool were either dancing or talking and laughing with their friends, drinks in their hands. Suddenly, Clary felt a buzzing in her pocket. She pulled out her phone to see that Kaelie was calling.
"Hello?" Clary shouted.
"Hey, Clary, we've parked the car. We're in the house now. Where are you and the others?" Kaelie said.
"We're in the yard, right next to the bar!" Clary yelled into her phone.
"I see you! Heading over now!" Kaelie shouted, her voice rising as she went deeper into the yard.
There was a click as Kaelie hung up. Clary stood on her tiptoes and scanned the yard for Kaelie and Seelie. Finally, she saw Kaelie's bright blond hair flashing under the lights. She was pushing her way through the crowd to get to Clary, Helen, and Aline. Seelie was right behind her, her pale skin almost glowing in the darkness. Kaelie was wearing a short, pink skirt and a tight white tank top through which her pink bikini top was visible. Seelie wore a green skirt that went diagonally from her left thigh to just below her right knee. She, too, wore a white tank top. Aline had chosen to wear a midnight-blue, spaghetti-strap dress that hit her midthigh. Helen had worn a simple, short, white skirt and a heathered grey shirt. Clary had worn short, cutoff jean shorts and a black tank top. Kaelie and Seelie had reached them by this point. Kaelie pointed to one corner of the yard, which was full of shoes. Apparently, most of the guests had dumped their shoes there.
"Let's go take off our shoes!" Kaelie shouted.
"Okay!" Clary yelled back.
The five girls headed over to the shoe pile and each of them put their shoes there. Kaelie carefully placed her strappy white sandals where they seemed least likely to be trampled. Seelie put her black ballet flats next to Kaelie's shoes. Aline and Helen were both wearing flip-flops, which they put at the front of the pile. Clary was wearing black Vans, but before she unceremoniously threw them onto the pile, she tied the laces of each shoe to each other so they wouldn't be separated. Once everyone's feet were bare, Kaelie grabbed Clary's wrist and dragged her over to the bar. After Kaelie ordered herself a drink (which was, in fact, alcoholic), Clary asked for a Coke. Kaelie rolled her eyes and took her drink.
She said, "What are we doing first? Swimming or dancing?"
Clary thought for a moment, but then "Sorry" by Justin Bieber came on. Half of the girls at the party screamed, Kaelie included.
"WE'RE GONNA DANCE!" shrieked Kaelie.
Seelie came running over to join them, and she and Kaelie immediately began dancing, their drinks (which were in red Solo cups) sloshing around. Clary awkwardly began doing what she thought passed for dancing- a lot of swaying back and forth with occasional lunges toward the floor as if she'd dropped a contact lens. Kaelie, noticing this, grabbed Clary's hands and started waving them around in the air.
"Relax, Clary!" Kaelie screamed.
Clary took a deep breath and felt the tension in her shoulders release. She mimicked Kaelie's dance moves, and saw Kaelie smile.
"Exactly! That's not so bad, is it?!" Kaelie shouted over the music.
Clary shook her head, grinning.
After the song ended, Clary needed to use the bathroom. The next song came on, and it wasn't on Clary particularly cared for.
She tapped Kaelie on the shoulder and said, "Hey, I'm gonna go find a bathroom. Hold my drink?"
Kaelie nodded and took Clary's Coke. Clary pushed through the people around her and headed towards the house.
Jace stood in a corner of the yard with Sebastian. They were both holding red Solo cups filled with beer. He was watching the dancers. Justin Bieber's "Sorry" was playing, and almost every girl in attendance was dancing. He sighed. Suddenly he saw a flash of red hair. He looked closer and saw a smiling, red-haired girl having fun and dancing with two other girls. One of them had lighter, more tame red hair, and the other one had long, platinum blond hair. The song ended, and the wild-haired girl tapped her blond friend on the shoulder and said something. The blond one nodded and took the red-haired girl's drink. The red-haired girl then began to push her way through the crowd, heading towards the house.
"Jace, have you heard anything that I've been saying in the past minute?" asked Sebastian.
"Yeah, yeah…" Jace said. "Gotta go… bathroom… hold this."
Jace thrust his cup out to Sebastian, who grabbed it. Jace headed towards the house, not taking his eyes off of the girl.
All of a sudden, something cold and wet splashed on his clothes. Surprised, Jace looked up, just as someone went running past. Jace felt as if everything was moving in slow-motion as he flailed and teetered toward the pool, which was right next to him. He fell backwards. There was a big splash, and he was completely submerged. By the time he came up from underwater and got out of the pool, the red-haired girl was nowhere to be seen. Sighing, he trudged back to where Sebastian stood. Little did Jace know that the mysterious redhead would be making another appearance that night.
Another A/N: I hope you liked it! It might be a few days before Chapter 5 is done... it depends...